If you have the Cardinals defense, do you trust them as a strong every week defense the rest of the year or consider dropping them for week to week matchups? Why or why not? IMO, they seem legit and I would consider them an every week start. Theyre generating turnovers, getting sacks, and not giving points up. The only negative is I still don't trust AZ offense to not turn the ball over.
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Do you trust AZ defense all year? (1 Viewer)
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SameSongNDance
Footballguy
Over the next four weeks they will be a top 5 play week in and week out. They draw MIA, STL, BUF and MIN. Hopefully everyone read and listened to the numerous posters who advised picking them up in last weeks "Week 3 WW Defense" thread. They have a potent pass rush and a strong secondary to boot.
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Captain Hook
Footballguy
1) Who cares if the offense turns the ball over? They will but that shouldn't affect your playing the DST2) Go back and look at the last six or seven weeks of 2011 and see how their DST scored based on your league's parameters ......they are just continuing/growing from that
wodahSShadow
Footballguy
This. Their defense was downright SCARY yesterday.
tarheel4ever
Footballguy
At this point, there's no reason not to trust them. Only a couple questionable match-ups between now and their bye. You should know if you're making the fantasy playoffs by the time of there bye, so sandbag week 9 unless you're questionable. The worst part about the AZ D is the great potential for their offense to put them in bad positions every game.
I trust them. Here is a sample from an article prior to the 2011 season:
The Cardinals ranked near the bottom of the NFL in several key defensive categories last season, but (new DC) Ray Horton doesn't think it will take long to turn the group around.
His biggest challenge now is a lack of time. With a player lockout looming, he would like to get the basics of his defense to Cardinals players before the end of the month.
To speed that process, Horton will adopt as much of the Cardinals' vernacular as possible.
"I'll be putting my defense into their words," he said.
Having played and coached under Steelers coordinator **** LeBeau, Horton is well-versed in the type of 3-4 pressure scheme Whisenhunt wants to use.
The Cardinals ranked near the bottom of the NFL in several key defensive categories last season, but (new DC) Ray Horton doesn't think it will take long to turn the group around.
His biggest challenge now is a lack of time. With a player lockout looming, he would like to get the basics of his defense to Cardinals players before the end of the month.
To speed that process, Horton will adopt as much of the Cardinals' vernacular as possible.
"I'll be putting my defense into their words," he said.
Having played and coached under Steelers coordinator **** LeBeau, Horton is well-versed in the type of 3-4 pressure scheme Whisenhunt wants to use.
Rovers
Footballguy
Based on this season, is there another D you would trust? I drafted the NYJ, but now with Revis out, I'm looking golden in WW'ing AZ last week. That's my starting D from here on out. It's not like SF or Seattle are out there on the WW.
I'll ride AZ until they show that they are vulnerable... and GB isn't all that scary this year.
I'll ride AZ until they show that they are vulnerable... and GB isn't all that scary this year.
Unless your scoring system weighs pts against a lot less than yds, sacks, etc. a bad offense can kill your DST.
Andrew74
Footballguy
Same here on everything you said.
Darryl Talley
Footballguy
That defense held NE without a TD until 2:00 left in the 4th quarter. At Foxboro.
solorca
Footballguy
An offense that turns the ball over sets up easy scores for the opposing offense. That hurts your DST scoring.Regardless of that, I'm still starting Arizona with confidence for a while. I'm happy to have grabbed them.
